Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Netherlands, ca. 1494
MS M.1078 fol. 115r

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Virgin Mary and Christ Child -- Virgin Mary, with rays as nimbus, sits and holds in her lap nude infant Christ Child, with crossed rays as nimbus. Flanking them are Catherine of Alexandria, crowned, with rays as nimbus, seated beside broken wheel, with sword in right hand and with left hand extended flower to right hand of Christ Child; and Agnes of Rome, wearing turban and veil, with rays as nimbus, holding open book with pseudo inscription in her lap and with lamb laying on her mantle. Figures in carved tripartite frame with statues. Above are four angels.
Margins with scattered flowers, inhabited by fantastic animal, bird, and butterfly. In lower margin are monkey, holding distaff, and two cocks, fighting.